The ABCs of DIY

Take a quick look at the site of the major workstation manufacturers and you’ll find many systems at prices that would buy you a nice new Mercedes C-Class. If you have high-end requirements and expectations, but you don’t have the bank account to go with it, you might be surprised to learn that with a little research you can configure a massively competent personal computer from strictly consumer enthusiast parts that will challenge the megabuck workstations. So unless you’re using proprietary or highly technical software, but only want a system that will scream on Photoshop, 3D Rendering, or Video Encoding, let your fingers do the walking through the online sites and buy amazing performance on 10% of the budget of a conventional workstation.

“There is no such thing as a no sale call. A sale is made on every call you make. Either you sell the client some stock or he sells you a reason he can’t. Either way a sale is made, the only question is who is gonna close? You or him? Now be relentless, that’s it, I’m done.” - Jim Young, from Boiler Room.

A DIY job is also sometimes unkindly referred to as a “Mickey Mouse job.” In the domestic sphere, people will hardly ever say this to your face unless they’re family – in which case they will likely relish how much you suck. In business, you’re unlikely to hear people say this to your face; you just won’t hear from them at all.

You can’t be a better leader until you think like one. Thinking like the entrepreneur 2.0 you wish to be won’t happen overnight. The only way a radical business revolution can take place is if you revolutionize your mind. This doesn’t mean throw out everything you knew…far from it. A lot of older values worked and are worth more today - values like hard work that doesn’t look for immediate rewards, values that understood that brilliance takes cultivation and effort.

IMAGINE: Having a gorgeous door that can grab the attention in a room. Like a piece of art. A door that doesn’t take up added space in a room. A door that slides along a wall with absolute brilliance. Epic brilliance. A gorgeous door that you want to look at instead of hide behind.